A chip-cashing trade

...beloved but on the decline, writes Lynn Henning. A bloated Tigers payroll forced the Granderson trade, writes Drew Sharp. The Tigers are still looking for a closer, writes John Lowe. The prospects are not enough...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009

Holliday, Bay are equally productive

...way, the only American League outfielders with an OPS higher than .885 in 2009 were Bay and Drew. Phillies scouts following the Cardinals claimed that the Dodgers threw 43 fastballs on the inner half out...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Scutaro makes sense

Marco Scutaro makes sense for the Red Sox on a number of levels.

Scutaro would be a fit for Red Sox

Marco Scutaro could be the answer for the Red Sox at shortstop.

Edes still emptying Sox mailbag

Thoughts on Miguel Cabrera, Roy Halladay and getting younger.

Red Sox in a curious position

Voodoo economics, Boras Market make this an interesting winter in Boston.

Signing Mauer a percentage play

There are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Adrian Gonzalez suited for Fenway

Adrian Gonzalez could be a good fit at Fenway.

Can Red Sox afford not to spend?

Will Red Sox fans accept a rebuilding phase?

Offseason notebook: Hot stove cooking

Tristan H. Cockcroft wraps up many of the early offseason deals, like the J.J. Hardy-Carlos Gomez trade, and what they mean for fantasy owners.

More on newly acquired Hermida

...his propensity to get hurt -- but it's not inconceivable to see him putting up a J.D. Drew-lite season, where he gives the team something like .270/.360/.450 in part-time duty...

Comparison shopping: Bay vs. Holliday

A statistical comparison between free agents Jason Bay and Matt Holliday.

Behind the numbers of '09 Sox hitters

We crunch the numbers of the 2009 Red Sox, starting with the position players.

J.D. Drew's contract: So far, so good

Three years into J.D. Drew's five-year contract -- remember how it was reviled? -- and while we're not able to...

30 July 2009:Right Fielder J.D. Drew #7 keeps his eye on the ball as he heads for second base during the Red...